[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 20455-20456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8059]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 7887 of April 15, 2005

                
National Park Week, 2005

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America's system of national parks is dedicated to 
                protecting our resources and preserving our cultural 
                and natural treasures. During National Park Week, we 
                celebrate these places and those who work to support 
                and maintain them. This year's National Park Week 
                theme, ``National Parks: America's Gift to the World,'' 
                reminds us that our country's parks serve as tributes 
                to our Nation's history that are enjoyed by visitors 
                from around the globe.

                My Administration is dedicated to ensuring that our 
                national parks remain a source of pride for our 
                citizens, and we are expanding our ability to protect 
                America's historical and natural wonders. By insisting 
                upon management excellence, the National Park Service 
                is ensuring that the most vital maintenance and 
                conservation needs of our parks are met and that 
                resources are spent where they are needed the most.

                As we observe National Park Week, we recognize the 
                vital contributions of National Park Service employees 
                and volunteers. These dedicated men and women manage 
                nearly 400 areas, covering more than 84 million acres 
                in 49 states. Together with the 140,000 volunteers who 
                donated over 5 million hours to these sites last year, 
                National Park Service employees ensure that our 
                National Parks are safe and enjoyable places where 
                visitors can experience America.

                America's national parks reflect our commitment to 
                protect the land that God has entrusted to our care and 
                to mark the milestones that have made us a better 
                Nation. In being good stewards of these treasures, we 
                maintain the legacy of our country for future 
                generations.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim April 18 through April 24, 
                2005, as National Park Week. I call upon the people of 
                the United States to join me in recognizing the 
                importance of our national parks and to learn more 
                about these places of beauty, their cultural and 
                historical significance, and the many ways citizens can 
                volunteer to protect and conserve these precious 
                national resources.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand five, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 05-8059
Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
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